Polk Forum before this one?

Nisqually Dave

I am curious, I believe that I belonged to the Polk forum prior to the one that we use now. I had forgot my Info from back then and rejoined this one. I also had received a paper that was sent by E mail back then from polk, with what was going on and new stufff coming out?

I rejoined in 2004, and have just gotten back into it lately and remember a few of the charactors of the past ( It got pretty crazy back then but fun)

I would like to find out if there is a way to track down my old profile without looking through 7500 names to find one that is familier to me.



Nisqually Dave

TroyD

All the old stuff prior to July 2001 is GONE....too bad because there was some REALLY funny shiite there.

Some of the old guys are still here...

RonP - Falcon
George Grand - George Grand/Tony Rome
Darrin - dbartol
gidrah
Bob McG
I-Sig - partywaggin
Russman

BDT

Nisqually Dave

That must be where my info went I do remember some of the names, of course Russman can you guess why.

One of the old timers was a retired Airforce Guy also.

RuSsMaN

George Grand
MadMax
BobMcG (and Mike - the bro's McGowan)
RonP
Darrin
John Strong
Wes

Who am I forgetting? Those guys were OLD TIMERS when I showed up.

Edit - Troy has the list going.

BobMcG

Dang it! What timing. Just sometime back during this winter I was cleaning out a bunch of old papers and shredded a couple with the names of most of the CP members prior to 2001. :eek: I couldn't think of a reason to keep holding onto them. Now I wish I hadn't.

Dave, is it that you don't remember your user name from back then?

BobMcG, formerly/originally rwmcg from CP years gone by.

rskarvan

I was there. I've got the T-shirt to prove it.

danger boy

TroyD wrote: »

All the old stuff prior to July 2001 is GONE....too bad because there was some REALLY funny shiite there.

Some of the old guys are still here...

RonP - Falcon
George Grand - George Grand/Tony Rome
Darrin - dbartol
gidrah
Bob McG
I-Sig - partywaggin
Russman

BDT

and Nascarmann
RIP

madmax

I never placed partywagon with I-Sig... Cool!

I remember seeing the new name RuSsMaN and thinking WTF is wrong with that guy, doesn't he know how use the caps button??? Ha Ha, now I just read the posts and think WTF.

My first post was to send someone an owners manual I had. Sure enough I needed one for a different speaker the next week and either Bob or Mike set me up.

I remember darrin and his damn remote, bob and mike, partywagon, GG of the jersy grands, snake (dare I even bring it up) and falcon. Probably more if I saw the names.

Cool old time for all back then!
madmax

Nisqually Dave

Yes, I had been pretty active back then. about the same time I had joined audiogon and one other. I had joined them from info from this forum. For the life of me I can"t remember it. It may not even be in the list of names for the this forum either.

Nisqually Dave

madmax

I remember a name very similar to nisqually or (something)dave but can't put my finger on it. Might be something totally different anyway.

George Grand

There was a good guy named John Bonaci. There was Frozen Willie, the bicycle salesman from Canada. Joe the Sequel, a big goofy kid who brought his mom and dad with him to my house to buy stereo stuff. That was a treat. I'm out in the garage with his dad, and I hear this non-stop "clicking" sound. Driving me nuts. I finally realized that in the middle of the summer, this guys teeth are clacking a mile a minute. Couldn't get them out of the house fast enough. Strange crowd. I named him Joe the Sequel cause we already had a guy named Joe aboard.

We're very fortunate not to have Snake around anymore. He once confided in me that before his "terrible accident", his favorite thing was to drag other people out of their cars and beat the **** out of them. He was almost bedridden, and had plenty of time to do things like "I can find anything out about anybody", and then proceeded to prove it to me by calling my home.

We are very UNFORTUNATE not to have dbartol (Darrin the Lunatic) around anymore. He was a good friend, loved to help me pound on Snake, and was ABOUT the funniest SOB I have ever met. Anybody remember when his alter-ego was "So Hot Guy"? What a freakin' crackpot!

This was all in 1999, pre-dating Russ, Troy, Doro, F1, and a lot of others you have come to know as the core of the Polk Forum.

The more I look at the name Nisqually Dave, the more I seem to remember it.

We're also missing Aaron Sherrick from way back. He was also a good guy.

cfrizz

Wow George, you've been around here forever! How cool is that?!

TroyD

Yeah, those guys go back WAY before me. I entered the scene Dec. of 1999 and things were well established back then. George and the bros McG were the ringleaders.

Darrin pops in here from time to time...

BDT

hoosier21

what am I chopped liver

George Grand

Wes, Falcon, Max, and The Bros. McG were here prior to me.

Not quite as cool as saying Sistuh Cathy, with the emphasis on the tuh part.

No Russ, you're just so eminently...........................forgettable.

Mike McG was not quite as accomodating as Brother Bob. Mike was a good guy, but he didn't take **** from anyone, so I started calling him Fireball Mike.

TroyD

hoosier21 wrote: »

what am I chopped liver

Sort of....that's right Hoosier was the man with the 1.2tl's...and then another set and then another set...

F1nut

cfrizz wrote: »

Wow George, you've been around forever!

That's what I keep reminding him of when he starts with the, "you're older than me" stuff.

disneyjoe7

hoosier21 wrote: »

what am I chopped liver

Don't worry I was thinking the same thing.



But they listed some heavy weights, so lite weight's didn't make the list.

George Grand

2002 join dates don't count there DJ (or whatever your name is).

Jesse is older than I am.

reeltrouble1

George Grand wrote: »

2002 join dates don't count there DJ (or whatever your name is).

Jesse is older than I am.

Yep, I am just a newb. George and Jesse are older than me, and it shows.

When I remember all the "flashes in the pan posters" who I have seen make a whirlwind tour of the club since I joined, it just makes me/you appreciate just how long some of these members having been making Club Polk go, making it what it is.

Its always a good thing to have the "history" rocks around.

RT1

Strong Bad

I can't even remember when the old forum started.

There was alot of SDA chat with the McG brothers carrying the load. They were the authority around the old forum on that.

George Grand was lighting it up along with Hoosier. I just dug out some old copies of the "Carver Sonic Holography" CD I made copies of and mailed out to a bunch of people. I guess you could call that the early stages of forum "Karma." I still have the original CD by the way (circa 1988) stored away. I'll post a photo of it tonight.

I scored my SDA SRS 2.3's from local Baltimore member Tyrone Thompson (who hasn't been around here for years) back in 2000. I scored my Carver m1.5t amp from someone on here. Hoosier, was that you? I keep thinking it was.

Too long ago to remember names. I'm getting up there with Jesse. Mind is fading....


John

hoosier21

Strong Bad wrote: »

I just dug out some old copies of the "Carver Sonic Holography" CD I made copies of and mailed out to a bunch of people.

I played my copy just 2 weeks ago.

cmy330go

George Grand wrote: »

...We are very UNFORTUNATE not to have dbartol (Darrin the Lunatic) around anymore. He was a good friend, loved to help me pound on Snake,....

This would make a good quote in some one's signature.:D

disneyjoe7

George Grand wrote: »

2002 join dates don't count there DJ (or whatever your name is).

Thanks George for straighting me out.... DJ or Mud.

Jstas

Strong Bad wrote: »

I can't even remember when the old forum started.


John

It had to have started some time in mid 1998 because I remember stopping by the site. What makes me remember it? I had just gotten my Thunderbird and was upgrading the stereo and I did that in March/April 1998. I was trying to get info on my dB3065's in early 1998 and the forum was up and down and having nothing but problems. I signed up but never really posted because it was so unreliable at first. I came back in 2001 looking for info again and things were vastly different and I guess the new forum had just been put up. I saw about 5 posts from Nascarmann before he disappeared and then we found out he passed on.

No, I haven't been around here that long but I was surfing the 'net long before surfing the 'net was cool. I've been "online" since about 1991 before the 'net was the 'net that we know and love today.

I'm gonna hit up the Internet wayback machine later today and see if I can't find archives of the old Polk Audio sites. That'll have the forums.

rskarvan

I'm still listening to my $100 Monitor 10 series 2's with original stands that I purchased (cash-n-carry) from Wangotango (Scott Trigg). And, I still have the copy of the Carver Holography CD that Strong Bad sent to me. (thanks again)

AsSiMiLaTeD

Scott Trigg...now there's a name everyone remembers. What an ****...

RuSsMaN

1996 - http://web.archive.org/web/19961219034114/http://www2.polkaudio.com/

1997 - http://web.archive.org/web/19970129163947/http://www.polkaudio.com/

1998 - http://web.archive.org/web/19980704043938/http://www.polkaudio.com/

1998 - http://web.archive.org/web/19980704044007/www.polkaudio.com/cpredf.htm

The old SRT Chicken Out or Check it Out page - http://web.archive.org/web/19970129164256/www2.polkaudio.com/warning.htm

Polk Fashions, what could be cooler? http://web.archive.org/web/19970129164303/www2.polkaudio.com/wearable.htm

There is no browsing the old forum pages, it wasn't a public site, you had to have a password to get in.

Cheers,
Russ

HBombToo

I really miss livforfam. He was my friend:D

read-alot

I did read a lot on this forum before I ever joined.

Speaking of Wango was he kin to Spyde Man or Har Navalta ?

TroyD

I'm trying to think if Nascarmann predated this version of the forum? I dunno.

Those were the supposed 'free' Monitor 10's if I remember correct that ended up costing Ron 100 bucks.

Trigg was a straight up thief. Har was a paranoid loser and Spyderman was in ignorant moron.
BDT